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Ivory.

A surname from Old French.

5 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Old French.

  2. A male given name from English.

  3. A female given name from English.

Where this word comes from

The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor. The modern given name is associated with ivory.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.